What’s the best way into heavy haulage?After getting my class 1 of course.Is there a test for STGO.
It seems like one of the better paid class 1 jobs.
Typical of today’s sense of entitlement in some quarters, automatically thinking that they can cherrypick the best jobs from the word go.
For someone who seems to have failed Cat C three times and hasn’t passed class one yet I reckon you would be well advised to learn to walk first before you start thinking about running.
Come back again with two or three years of general on flats.
I’m looking for advice on how to enter that sort of work not lectures on cherry picking.Im well aware it would take a while.Iv done a a year done a year on flatbed small plant and tools.No one seems to know anything about STGO that’s why I’m asking. So I’m already learning to walk before running, I don’t need some jumped up idiot to tell me to do that.
It’s unlikely a company would take someone doing that work with no experience on it, so it leaves you in the classic situation of need experience, yet no one will give you a start. Also they will probably want to see you’ve got well over 2 years normal class 1 experience. Recent job advert I saw they wanted 5 years class 1 experience.
Best ways to give yourself a good chance would be try and work for a company that does a lot of flat bed and or low loader work, plant and all that sort of thing. That will get you your experience in properly strapping and chaining stuff rather than just closing curtains or shutting doors on a fridge and going.
A lot of companies that do STGO will probably run a small fleet of either general haulage, or flatbed type work as well. Try and get on with them doing normal class 1 work. Try and learn things there, prove yourself then when something comes available, maybe even just a weeks holiday cover to start with they might give a you a chance.
Rowley010:
It’s unlikely a company would take someone doing that work with no experience on it, so it leaves you in the classic situation of need experience, yet no one will give you a start. Also they will probably want to see you’ve got well over 2 years normal class 1 experience. Recent job advert I saw they wanted 5 years class 1 experience.Best ways to give yourself a good chance would be try and work for a company that does a lot of flat bed and or low loader work, plant and all that sort of thing. That will get you your experience in properly strapping and chaining stuff rather than just closing curtains or shutting doors on a fridge and going.
A lot of companies that do STGO will probably run a small fleet of either general haulage, or flatbed type work as well. Try and get on with them doing normal class 1 work. Try and learn things there, prove yourself then when something comes available, maybe even just a weeks holiday cover to start with they might give a you a chance.
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As above, but you might also consider driving an abnormal load ■■■■■■ van. It will give you experience of all the necessary permits, prohibited travelling times, and you will learn by observing how the drivers do the job and how and why they position the unit and trailer in various situations. And as the ■■■■■■ van driver you will become part of the team.
Good afternoon PJ
All of my team of drivers/support drivers and ■■■■■■ support have come up through three different route:
Military service on tank or construction equipment drivers/loaders
Previous experience with working for heavy crane operators or other abnormal load operators
Former heavy equipment (oilfield movements) engineers
All are comfortable to do duties both as steersman, driver or ■■■■■■ van work - the suggestion to get experience there is a very good one, as it create a mindset about how the load is moved and the many things that need to be considered
Ed
If you have some small plant experience then that’s a good way in. Try plant hire / haulage firms for a start on a rigid and work up from there, if you get to grips with loading unloading, and securing various shapes and sizes of plant without killing yourself or someone else then doing the same with a class 1 is not a huge step.
On a standard non-STGO artic step frame low loader trailer you can carry a 22t excavator, these can be up to 3.5m wide and will require permits to move as are abnormal loads but are still unescorted.
We run our step frame lowloader at STGO CAT2 (65t) if required but most of the time under standard C&U regs at 44t max. We are just a plant hire company doing a bit of external haulage, occasionally we need the CAT2 for a piling rig or 35t excavator but not often.
With experience gained like that it would be a stepping stone towards the really abnormal stuff but realistically it’d only get you on the bottom rung.
puddlehopper:
I’m looking for advice on how to enter that sort of work not lectures on cherry picking.Im well aware it would take a while.Iv done a a year done a year on flatbed small plant and tools.No one seems to know anything about STGO that’s why I’m asking. So I’m already learning to walk before running, I don’t need some jumped up idiot to tell me to do that.
No need to call another member idiot.We are all drivers here .The mods may take it down and you know what happens to your posts after.